Friends of Rotoiti

06/09/2026

Interested in joining us? The Ratters group gets together on the second Wednesday of each month at 10am at the DOC Workshop on Ward Street, St Arnaud, to check traplines around the village. It’s a fun way to meet like-minded people and learn about traplines. Everyone’s welcome!

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13/08/2026

🏔️ Richard and David tackled the Rainbow Valley and Ski Area Road traplines yesterday - what a day, and what an incredible landscape to be working in! 🌿
Fancy joining us out there? Come volunteer with Friends of Rotoiti! 🥾

14/06/2026

🌿 Adopt a little crochet kiwi 🌿Every sale supports the Friends of Rotoiti's work in Nelson Lakes. Handmade in St Arnaud, every one unique.!
📍 St Arnaud Visitor Centre
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20/02/2026

🌿 Another great day with one of our teams in the Travers Valley! Graham, Neil & Jules - traps checked, rats caught, wasps baited and nests dealt with. Stunning day to be doing such important mahi - all in a day's work for our amazing volunteers! 🙌

07/10/2025

Mahi in the Mountains!💪
Trustee David & volunteers Paul and Pip recently redeployed the Rainbow Ski Area Road traps as winter wraps up 🌿❄️
Spectacular views, great company, and mahi that counts - keen to join us next time? Drop us a line 💚

23/06/2025

🌿 Don't miss this beautiful tribute to our most cherished place 💦

20/04/2025

Change of plans, but still a good catch! 🐀
Low cloud grounded the helicopter to the Sabine & Upper Travers, but our volunteers didn't miss a beat!
👣 Wayne & Ross hit the Whiskey Line (Coldwater Hut - Robert Rd) – 20 rats! 🐀
 🌿 Graeme & Nigel tackled the Coldwater Loop (Coldwater, Travers Bridge, Lakehead) – 30 rats, 2 possums & 1 stoat!
👏 Big thanks to DOC for the quick pivot on transport!
📷 Lower Travers to Hukere Valley

14/04/2025

Back in March, Wayne & Nigel hosted an awesome visit with 23 students from the US and staff from EcoQuest 🌿 After a welcome at DOC HQ, we headed to the workshop to demo our trapping gear and dive into some great convos - especially around community involvement in NZ conservation initiatives 🇳🇿 Huge thanks to Ria and the EcoQuest team for making it happen & for your generous support of FOR! 💚

02/04/2025

🚨 Exciting Kiwi News! 🚨 Last weekend, 11 kiwi were successfully translocated to Nelson Lakes National Park, marking the completion of the Kiwi Project Partnership between Friends of Rotoiti & Nelson Lakes DOC since 2017! 🏔️💚 A huge thank you to all Friends of Rotoiti volunteers—your dedication over the years has made this possible! 🙌💛

16/02/2025

🌿 Huge thanks to our 6 amazing volunteers who checked traps in the stunning Sabine & Travers valleys recently for our project! 🦆✨ helping us protect native wildlife by keeping stoat & rat numbers down. The team also laid wasp bait to keep our many visitors safe. 💚
A big shoutout to the Rātā Foundation for supporting this important work! 🙌